Gold Coast Health News
The latest news at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.
From fashion to frontline
Tara Hawking was travelling the world as a sales manager before COVID hit. She's now one of Gold Coast Public Health Unit¡¯s contact tracers, working alongside others after a forced pandemic career change.
Nurse led service means no wait time for colposcopy
Hearing your GP say that you have returned an abnormal cervical screening result can be a scary moment. Now, imagine hearing that news and waiting up to 12 months for further diagnosis and treatment?
Nurse-led surveillance improves outpatient clinic wait times
Donna Waters is helping to improve patient safety and reduce wait times by working as our first dedicated Colorectal Clinical Nurse, supporting our nurse-led surveillance program.
Selfless volunteers save consumers trips to the hospital
A new partnership between Gold Coast Health and a volunteer organisation is being described as Uber Eats with a twist.
New program pulls on the harp strings
A new music program is giving comfort to Gold Coast Health¡¯s littlest patients and their parents.
Gold Coast Health Nursing researcher recognised by international society
Gold Coast Health and Griffith University research fellow Dr Jamie Ranse has been recognised by the prestigious Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma), winning one of three 2021 Emerging Nurse Researcher Awards.?
Brain-saving treatment for stroke victim in record time
More than 27,400 Australians had a stroke for the first time in 2020 ¨C that is one stroke every 19 minutes. Stroke is one of Australia¡¯s biggest killers. It kills more women than breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer.
COVID-19 increases youth uptake of Telehealth
The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing catalysed the uptake of Telehealth for young people and clinicians.
How does a partnership between anaesthetists and data analysts result in better treatments for our patients?
With Gold Coast Health's digital hospital system (ieMR), data analysts have empowered and enabled anaesthetists to use big data to assess and improve the safety, quality, and efficiency of their care.
Persistent pain research published ahead of National Pain Week
This week is National Pain Week, and it's a staggering fact that 1 in 5 Australians live with chronic pain - including adolescents and children.?